Subtly Prim

He fell in love with her right away
First her smile, her laugh
Then the way she was so undeniably flawed
and spoke of it without regret or remorse
She was closed, but warm
The world had not turned her cold
He didn't think it had the strength to
Her heart was warm and that's where he wanted to stay
But he was with another
Another that he thought of as forever for so long
He denied his love
He denied her warmth
Until he was too cold to go any longer without it in grasp
He broke a heart
He gained a truer love
A love he never thought possible
But warmth didn't love him in return
She didn't know how, she never had
He pursued, she gave in
Mistakenly he gave her a gift
A gift that lead to resentment
A gift he wanted to return
The gift faded, all on it's own
And he suddenly knew what heartache was
A year later
A near death and long hospital days
Cancer threats and a long mad haze
Warmth loved the boy
Loved him more than anything in the world
And if that's not a love that's concurred
Then I don't know what love is


           xo - d